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Just reading the section on climate in Phoenix. As it is getting hotter I find this sentence hard to believe, "The summer months of May through August bring a dry heat ranging from 90–100°F (32–38°C)". The website weather.com has a projected high temperature of 98°F tomorrow and it's only May 1st. Being a native for over 20 years I'd have to say the summer temperature range is usually more something like 95°F-115°F. Maybe 15°F doesn't seem to be that big of a deal but you can definitely feel it.
List of official languages says that English is not the official language of Arizona. What is, then?? 66.245.107.126 19:26, 22 May 2004 (UTC)
As of November 8th 2006, English is the official language for Arizona. This was decided by Arizona Proposition 103 which was passed. -- Kahnadex 06:57, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
I think it could use some major trimming. :-)
What might be some qualification for this list?
OR leave it as is, someone put it there, they most have thought it important.
Do you feel BOLD? Buster 15:38, Jun 16, 2004 (UTC)
--I put the list there. It is essentially every place, urbanized area or urban cluster with a population over 10,000 identified by the Census Bureau. Suburbs over 10,000 population are listed as sub-points.
How about the Ghost-town of Christmas, AZ?
I removed Ballet Arizona is the most notable and only professional ballet company in the country. This is eye-poppingly untrue. Joyous 21:55, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)
Removed: Spanish words "árida zona" ("arid zone"). This would be grammatically incorrect however, since in Spanish, the noun precedes the adjective In Spanish it is possible for the adjective to precede the noun. "Árida zona" would sound old-fashioned, but it has always been correct. With some adjectives it is even mandatory to place them before the noun (the translation of "a great man" into Spanish is "un gran hombre". "Un hombre grande" would mean "a big man").
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This comment does not belong on this page, but on the main page for Mormonism or a page about Mormon temples. The construction of the temple in and of itself may be an effect of Mormon settlement, but it is not really relevant to state history as a whole. Mormon settlement has already been described in the preceding sentence. This "ta-da" about the temple is self-congratulatory — notice that the grammatical subject is the temple and not the state of Arizona's history or any other relevant item. Jeeves 18:34, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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I find this suspect, both because the Nahuatl word for "silver", IIRC, is iztacteocuitlatl, and because Nahuatl does not use the letter r. -- Ptcamn 16:02, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
Should Glenn Spencer, a anti-illegal alien advocate be added to Arizona's Famous People ? His organization,American Patrol is located here. It is dedicated to the deportation of illegal aliens, especially of aliens who commit crimes in the US, belong to racist, even terrorist organizations. Martial Law 06:23, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
Glenn found a racist site, and had published it. That site is: http//:www.mexica-movement.org, and it has Mexican racists telling Whites to go back to Europe. Martial Law 06:56, 28 November 2005 (UTC) Arizona suena en ingles como arid zone, pero en uso comun seria simplemente aridland o secarral, zona no es sinonimo de zone.
The Political culture section seems quite biased both in language and choice of included information. Could this possible be re-written with the focus on the general political climate and not just how it relates to the Democratic party? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.109.166.1 ( talk) 09:11, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
Should I mention the 1997 UFO incident as well ? It is still going on. Go to Jeff Rense UFO articles about Phoenix,AZ.,other AZ UFO cases and go to Phoenix UFO reports and other AZ UFO articles. Martial Law 07:03, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
Yes this should be included.-Andrew
I clicked on the red link in the infobox for list of Arizona senators. I then proceded to make the list of Arizona senators. I saved and everyting but the link in the infobox still shows red. What's up with that? List of Senators of Arizona Everything in it seems to be fine. ONEder Boy 08:35, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
I could be wrong, but I don't see a mention in the article about how the state doesn't observe Daylight Savings Time. If it isn't there, PLEASE INCLUDE IT! -Amit
Almost all of Arizona doesn't observe daylight savings time. (Exception is the part of Arizona in an Indian reservation that crosses state lines.) There's a great recent article from one of the Arizona papers that can easily be found on google news; but there would be copyright issues. Joncnunn 20:53, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
I'm not sure if anybody interested but I've proposed a WikiProject for Arizona. If you're interested, please sign up at Wikipedia:Wikiproject/List of proposed projects#Arizona. ONEder Boy 20:53, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
I've been around on a military base and with military personnel. That "Flare dropping" story may work with the average Joe and Jane, but NOT with ex-military personnel and " military brats". Martial Law 07:37, 11 April 2006 (UTC) :)
I'm near a Command Base and I've seen fighters, A-10s, bombers, tankers, transports, and NOT one had to drop flares to land at all. I am referring to the article in which a US National guard unit had to drop flares to land each and every time to land a plane. Martial Law 07:47, 11 April 2006 (UTC) :)
While investigating this matter ( The Phoenix UFO Incident )myself, I was told that the National Guard "explanation", the govt. approved "explanation" were all lies. Some of the citizens insisted that they were ridiculed. I was also told other things as well, some of which may indicate sedition and rebellion should there be alien contact. Martial Law 21:10, 17 April 2006 (UTC) :)
the IPA pronunciation of Arizona is only in English, a Spanish one needs to be added, Arizona is 1/4 latino and alongside english, spanish is the offical langauge.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Qrc2006 ( talk • contribs).
please dont remove the spanish transliteration. english and spanish are cooficial in arizona. it is in line with other articles see Louisiana or Bolivia
Here is a site that can give readers a good idea of how Arizona really looks. The virtual tour uses 20,000 interconnected pictures of areas around the state: http://www.UntraveledRoad.com/USA/Arizona.htm KelvinSmith ( talk · contribs)
As of the moment, the information contained within Arizona Governor's Mansion seems more suited for inclusion within this article; I am however, unsure as to where to place the information, as it seems a little clunky. Therefore, I propose that Arizona Governor's Mansion be merged into Arizona. Kyra ~(talk) 05:00, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
As today being the day after Arizona's 95th year as a State, I think we should begin incorporating the planning of the 2012 Arizona Centennial Celebrations, as information is released. However, I'm not sure if just a brief paragraph should be placed here on this page and an entire new article developed on the Arizona Centennial. Anyone else's thoughts? Cascadia TALK| HISTORY 21:56, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
Although I haven't spent too much time studying the historical political geography of Mexico, I do not recall in my geographical studies and private research hearing about Vieja California. Could Jinmex please quote (translated and untranslated) direct and unadulterated quote from the source mentioned regarding Vieja California. I request both so that I can do a private translation of my own to make sure they jive. Cascadia TALK| HISTORY 04:08, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Okay, now it is changed to Nueva California aka Alta California, and the citation has changed yet again (still nothing that can be clicked and verified instantaniously). I'm beginning to think the assertions are somewhat dubious. All other references to the area that I've read in the past refered to this area as the Mexican Frontier, as it was sparsly populated and loosly organized. I'm going to have to request a quote from User:Jinmex yet again. Cascadia TALK| HISTORY 14:25, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
I fear the issue was a little more complex than a "monetary transaction for land acquired". Depending on the historical and political view point, it was not a purchase, but an occupation of a sovereign nation that was later "compensated" with a ridiculous amount. By the way, this was a viewpoint shared by many US citizens at the time, and Henry David Thoreau even went to prison over this war. But this issue really does not have to be resolved here, does it? I would suggest just dropping it and leaving it to pages like "Mexican Cession" and "Mexican-American War". Ulises Criollo 15:51, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Maybe. But the editorial question is -- do you really need to solve this issue here? This is an article about Arizona, it need not do justice to complex historical issues that can be represented elsewhere. Ulises Criollo 16:05, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Let me disagree one last time, then I'll shut up. 1. You are not a Phoenician because one general won and another lost a battle, but because successive US-adminstrations in Washington DC systematically worked to enlarge the US-territory at the cost first of Nueva España (Florida) and then of the new-founded Mexican Republic (Texas, California, Arizona, Nevada, etc., etc.). 2. There is no such thing as a historical fact. History is a narrative told from a certain viewpoint with certain interests regarding the present and the future. To realise this is to be able to articulate one's own interests in the present and the future. This is a rather far excursion, given the insignificance of the original intervention, and before it goes even further, I will leave it at that or suggest that we move it to a private discussion. Jinmex 21:13, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Illegal immigration is a highly contested issue. The section on the subject does not cite any of its sources and makes speculative connections, for instance on the relationsip between illegal immigration and crime. It remains unspecific in giving no numbers and few facts. It could be improved trying to name (and cite) different social groups and their positions on the matter to make it clear that the issue is debated and to be able to see who says what on the matter, by citing official statics on numbers of illegal immigrants and by naming the measures the state as well as racist organisations take against illegal immigration. Jinmex 20:18, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Looks like we've got some ideological fighters on our hands, folks. Another editor reverted several attempts to POV Vandalism in an attempt to proliferate a common misconception. You can check the diffs for yourself, I'll keep watch the best I can to help out the other editor. Cascadia TALK| HISTORY 13:12, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
As you so beautifully detailed in the discussion above, there are some historical facts not to be ignored. One of them being that the US occupied Mexico City and forced Mexico to give up almost half its territory. "Taking possession" is a nice euphemism that glosses over some inconvenient historical facts, and we are not going to do that, are we? Especially if the sadly misnamed article "Mexican-American War" spells out these very same facts. And please beware of the word "vandalism": the way you use this word is worthy of the best ideologue. Centauro del Norte 20:06, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
It is US historians and US historians only who refer to this war as the "Mexican-American War", though it is good international custom to name the aggressor first. I believe en.wikipedia is an international project and a medium for all who speak English as a first or second language and should therefore make a serious attempt to take international historiography into account. Accounts that the US offered to buy territory from the Mexican government before occupying it have been greatly exaggerated and it represent a century-long attempt by US-historians to beautify a war of aggression that apparently continues to cause great uneasiness. Mexican historians represent the matter in a very different light which is just as legitimate as the US point of view -- Francisco Martín Moreno's México mutilado is only one recent booklength study of the matter. Historical facts are always positional. I believe it is the task of an international encyclopedia to integrate these conflicting positions and get beyond the various parochialisms to post-nationalist estimations that reflect the interests of a reader in India, Australia or Great Britain as much as those of a US reader. Ulises Criollo 16:50, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Franco-Prussian War is correct, because it was Napoleon III. who declared this war. And as you can see from your own list, the number of languages that use the term US-Mexican War is quite considerable. British historians, by the way, also call it the US-Mexican War. Ulises Criollo 20:21, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
If I may point that out to you, I have been calling for a non-nationalist viewpoint, not the substitution of one form of provincialism for another. And please, do refrain from name-calling, misguided speculation about my motivation and the promotion of conspiracy theories. And by the way, what do you mean that you are "compelled to prevent Reconquista ... by physical means"? I am compelled by WP:AGF to not raise any further questions about your motivation for editing. Ulises Criollo 20:15, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
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We are talking about an AMERICAN STATE here! We call the war what AMERICANS call it. Plus, those who win wars get to name the wars in my opinion. This should not be an issue at all. Mexican-American War is the name.
Jeffaz02t 11:16, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
War always has a cost, so the notion that a war has been 'won' requires a judgement based on some sort of cost-benefit analysis and the benefits are usually not mutual (hence the war). Therefore, 'winning' a war cannot be supported based on fact alone and cannot be neutral. This can't therefore be used as a dictum for establishing neutral content. 199.104.151.131 07:40, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
This article is getting quite long, and per WP:Article size, I think we could chop it down or condense it. I have the following suggestions:
- Nick talk 22:15, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
I trimmed out the UFO and Illegal Immigration sections. The UFO stuff is "fun trivia" that doesn't really belong, and the info on illegal immigration is both unsourced and inappropriate, placing it on an article about a state is putting far too much undue weight on a single topic. It is better suited to an article about immigration, or perhaps a small mention in the state history section but as it's own section, it really doesn't belong. Arkyan • (talk) 15:07, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
Someone should mention this
Thanks to whoever uploaded them; they really add something to this article and definetly leave me feeling more informed about the state. 24.251.84.221 23:58, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Can someone explain to me why, even if it is incorrect, the theory that "Arizona" comes from "árida zona", meaning "arid zone" or "dry land", is not on this article? The phrase is seen in Spanish, with over 900 Google hits in that language, and over 10,000 altogether. Thanks, Trvsdrlng ( talk) 19:47, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
Needs at least a mention, and a link to its own page. Bppubjr ( talk) 15:09, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
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Lots of Vandalism on this page. --- Redmarkviolinist (talk) Editor Review 04:07, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
I currently have alot of trouble reading this article. Could you please fix it? Please! remember that some people like myself use Mozilla firefox and utopia for the web browser, not Internet explorer. Dwilso 02:21, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
arizona's state bird is a bird cactus —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.57.218.208 ( talk) 22:22, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
This review is transcluded from Talk:Arizona/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Hi. Unfortunately, the article is not ready for GA status. It is being quick failed for the following reasons:
1) The article still has citation flags ( {{fact}} tags ).
2) There are also entire sections devoid of citations where they would be necessary as per WP:GACR. Please see WP:PROVEIT for further details. I have added Arizona to the Unreferenced article task force to help find references.
When the article has been properly cited please renominate for GA status. Best, Epicadam ( talk) 15:16, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
In breaking news today (Sun, Aug. 17, 2008) the Redlands Dam near the Grand Canyon failed after the area received 8 inches of rain this weekend. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/645986.html http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?p=Redlands+Dam+breaks&ei=UTF-8 I haven't found a source that says which county the dam is in.
According to the article the state is 59% White American and 24% Hispanic....but if you go to the "White American" wikipedia webpage, the term White American SHOULD INCLUDE White Hispanics. So the percentage of White American is NOT 59% but 88%. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.37.38.130 ( talk) 05:00, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Just a quick question. Does anyone know what the main state food for Arizona is? Like you have the Georgia Peach, or the Idaho Potato. Does Arizona have one of these? Thank You for your answers.
Vettergirl —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vettergirl ( talk • contribs) 20:58, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
In an article on Arizona, does it make sense to identify one of the senators as a 2008 presidential nominee? A sub section may make sense, but in Massachusetts, one of the senators is not further identified as a presidential nominee, and in the Alaska article there is a subsection.
The designation makes more sense in the senator's article than here.
Vulture19 ( talk) 15:35, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
part of Twilight was filmed in phoenix. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.137.29.1 ( talk) 18:49, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Are etymologists sure that "Arizona" is an Indian word? The article lists several possible etymologies, and they were all rather obscure words. But I'd always assumed (with no higher authority than my own intuition, mind you) that it was based on the same Latin root as "arid." After all, an arid climate is certainly one of Arizona's important characteristics. Isn't it possible that this is the true etymology?
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.185.121.104 ( talk) 23:16, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Just uploaded public domain image of Arizona valley shrouded in fog that may be of use. File:Arizona valley.jpeg —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yakuzai ( talk • contribs) 13:39, 3 July 2005 (UTC)
How about adding a creationist viewpoint on how the Grand Canyon was formed? Or just leave how it was formed out all together and leave that up to the Grand Canyon article?
Yes, please do NOT do that.
Although the phrase "creation science" is as oxymoronic as it sounds, creationism is still (like science) an attempt to find explanations for everything in the world, not just the things that are mentioned in the Bible. Even for those Christians who hold to a doctrine like sola scriptura, the fact that the Bible doesn't mention the Grand Canyon isn't a reason why there can't be a "creationist viewpoint on how the Grand Canyon was formed." There are plenty of other reasons why such a viewpoint doesn't belong in this article, but "it's not mentioned in the Bible" isn't one of them. --Ojuice5001 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.185.121.104 ( talk) 23:57, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
This section needs to be updated with the recent November 2006 election results.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.225.217.226 ( talk) 04:49, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
This is a quite long page, im sure that there might be a way to split it into other pages.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Shotmenot ( talk • contribs) 16:14, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Somebody has changed the "Georgraphy" section and filled it with lots of interesting and unusual information. I don't know lots about Arizona, but I do know that it isn't located in Canada, and I also know that "Bambi" is not tea, and I don't think that Arizona even grows tea! Perhaps this information could be fixed? Flivelwitz ( talk) 13:45, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
Most of the articles on U.S. states are shamefully lacking any history before European colonization. I know reliable information on pre-Columbian history is sparse, but it isn't nonexistent. Could someone who knows something about this at least put together a paragraph or two? The way the article currently reads, it sounds as if the place and its indigenous peoples may have just sprung up in 1539. Carlaclaws ( talk) 00:31, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
The time zone thing on the side lists Arizona as being in Mountain time. This is only true half of the year. Arizona does not change its clocks when the rest of the country sets theirs forward or back, so Arizona is usually described as its own time zone or alternatively as switching between Mountain half of the year and Pacific the other half. I'm not sure how to change something in a side tab like that and I'm not sure where such a mention should go in the article itself, so I'll leave the editing to my betters. ;) -- Banyan ( talk) 14:47, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
I removed the following: "At the time of Arizona’s acquisition by the United States in 1848, fewer than 1,000 people of Hispanic origin lived in Arizona."
The ref given was http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/34807/Arizona Arizona (state, United States)]. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
Here's the problems, specifically:
There, all better, all gone :-)
While I agreed that properly sourced information should not be removed, it is clear that folks with a right wing anti-hispanic agenda have taken over the Arizona page. White Arizonans have reasons to feel uneased about immigration and crime. But it does not justify altering history and demographic realities of the state. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.82.166.164 ( talk) 02:50, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Can someone please Edit the following under "Important cities and towns" -- It is home to the University of Arizona, which Nicole Richie attended and, along with Arizona State University in Tempe, is considered the state's flagship university. Nicole Richie is completely irrelevant to this section of the article. —Preceding
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As far as the "Economy" section the five "C"s mentioned in including "climate" had nothing to do with tourism at all, but Arizona was a haven for those with respiratory diseases, Phoenix especially, and TB due to its dry climate. So this needs fixing. The tourism there is something that has been purposeful, and now it is now longer a haven for those with respiratory diseases for the most part, due to all the uncontrolled and unrestrained growth and urban sprawl in Phoenix. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lgg530 ( talk • contribs) 01:26, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
How come there is no mention of the controversial new immigration law on this article? It's all over the news, and people have been literally "boycotting Arizona" over it. I know the topic has been covered in Jan Brewer and Arizona SB1070, but with the criticism of Arizona going on, doesn't anyone think it deserves mention in this article, too, like under the law and government section? Or is Wikipedia too right-wing racist to mention it? Equility ( talk) 03:38, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
Although this is pretty big at the moment, I doubt this will still be huge news a year (or even half a year) from now unless there are future developments with the law or the implementation of it. It might be nice to put in something about "In the news currently:
Arizona SB1070" but I don't think it really deserves much mentioning.
Thegargantua (
talk) 03:51, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
I also did not see a mention of the MLK Boycott, which I feel is an important part of the State's past. I would support mentioning both boycotts, possibly in the history section. The boycotts were certainly more interesting than other topics mentioned in the history section, such as the online democratic primary.
Fsu23phd (
talk) 20:51, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
As a former longer term Arizonan, while SB1070 may seem "new" it is not, and was done in practice throughout the entire time I was growing up there, and there were even border stations between Arizona and California. People have to show driver's licenses upon a stop, and if they were "foreign" licenses, also had to show their visa papers. Problem is, there are no longer visas anymore and there were then.
I think you should wait until the law is either passed or vetoed. I think it's risky, because people might get mad. I mean, I've seen really bad edit wars. I think it's risky. Paleo Kid ( talk) 15:27, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
I was trying to confirm that AZ has a "Clean Election" law, but there is no mention of it under the Government section. AZ is one of the few states to adopt this process. I think a brief mention of this would be helpful with a link over to the Clean Elections page. I believe Janet Napalitano was the first US Governor elected under the state's clean election law.
Quoting from the Clean Elections page:
"Comprehensive Clean Elections systems have been in effect in Arizona and Maine since 2000. A majority of candidates accept the grants rather than raise private contributions. In Maine, an overwhelming majority (3/4) of state legislators ran with government subsidies provided by a Clean Elections Program.[9] In Arizona, the same is true of a majority of the state house[citation needed]. In 2006 both the Republican and Democratic candidates for Governor of Arizona ran Clean Elections campaigns. There has not yet been a statewide election in Maine in which both the Republican and Democratic candidates were financed through the Clean Election System." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_elections
Dooyamind ( talk) 11:58, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
I don't see anything about the nature in Arizona. I know it's a desert, but jeez... where's the flora and fauna? XD 168.158.220.3 ( talk) 22:19, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
oes anyone beside Eesticonsul believe that it is useful for the article to have a list of foreign consuls? Consulates, perhaps, but to name every consul seems useless and excessive to me. Plazak ( talk) 13:58, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
I haven't found a reliable source to justify the claim that the legislature delayed the ratification of the Arizona Enabling Act so that it would coincide with the approval of the confederate states of america 50 years prior. In fact, the only evidence I have found is that President Taft delayed the approval of the Enabling Act because he did not like the provision about recalling judges. Therefore, I am deleting this statement unless someone can find a source. Mherlihy ( talk) 18:36, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
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For some unknown reason someone has replaced Surprise with Flagstaff under the largest cities section. Could someone sort this out please? I have no idea how to embed files/images so I can't do it myself. VanillaBear23 ( talk) 23:13, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
Why is there no map of Arizona on the page, besides the very basic one showing the general location in the USA? Seems like something worth having for a page like this, right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.1.167.50 ( talk) 00:41, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
How can the temperature regularly exceed 53 degrees in summer if the record high for the whole state is 53 degrees?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.233.86.95 ( talk) 13:46, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
In the "Economy" section, in the first paragraph, this sentence does not make sense: "Arizona’s projected $1.5 billion deficit for fiscal year 2012, one of the largest in the country, behind such states as Texas, California, Michigan, and Florida, to name a few". 24.249.175.130 ( talk) 22:03, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
What purpose does it serve to have this paragraph in the Demographics section? Nothing in the paragraph has anything to do with actual demographics; it's about a recent constitutional amendment. In addition, the paragraph is repeated word-for-word later under the "Government" section. Unless someone provides a meaningful reason for its inclusion under Demographics, I am going to remove it in a few days. The paragraph will still be in the article, just under "Government" where it belongs. Sevey13 ( talk) 16:22, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
Remove claims of census data for Arizona in 1990, 2000, and 2010. It's false. It doesn't exist. Look it up, if you don't believe me. The Census Bureau has estimates for Arizona, not actual census data. In my 26 years (all in one of the largest cities in Arizona), I have never been included in proper census data. Arizona does not do the census polls/surveys. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.223.45.150 ( talk) 05:22, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
50States.com has the state tree listed as the Yellow Palo Verde ( Parkinsonia microphylla) listed rather than the Blue Palo Verde.
Arizona state symbols has just Palo Verde listed as the state tree (under fast facts for kids).
Since there is a discrepancy between several sources, what would be the correct information to post here as the state tree?
Ken Roberts 01:35, 16 April 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alisonken1 ( talk • contribs)
All the research seems to avoid the very common practice of the Spanish Conquistadors in abreviating words as a place name - examples: Veracruz - la verdadera Cruz, Verapaz - la verdadera Paz, Pamama = Pan America. IT si ARizona because it is a Zona Arida that is all - in your article no mention is made of another common interpertation that it is a Pima Indian word - SW Indians use a version of Spanish as there lingua franca, so my contention would still be right. Arizona fits perfectly with other Spanish place names: La Nevada, La Montan(ñ)a, El Colorado and La Florida. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.149.187.175 ( talk) 19:40, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
Why can ASU list sundevils, NAU list lumberjacks, and UoA list Wildcats as their schools athelic programme next to the school in the list of universities but GCU can't list (antelopes) because this somehow is different?? This is the second largest university in Arizona, and a NCAA Division I athletic participant. I fail to see why this revision is being undone. -- Vchapman ( talk) 17:40, 17 September 2014 (UTC)
Could be improved. Such as placement of image used to show the importance of music in Arizona. The paragraphs and examples used are not orderly or methodical. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.43.100.180 ( talk) 15:51, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
Anybody who does not wish to add to an article and just goes about reverting every edit he sees on Wikipedia, is a straight up asshole with nothing to contribute. Go fuck yourself.
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My edit on education was reverted alleging contrary to NPOV . I had added that teachers are no longer required to have a teaching qualification. This is a statement of fact not an opinion - see reference. It is also notable, as Arizona is unusual in allowing this. I see no justification for reverting this and will reinstate my edit unless some more serious justification is posted here. Wickifrank ( talk) 01:40, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
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In the "History" subsection "20th century to present," the very last sentence mentions that the battleship BB-39 was named "Arizona" after "statehood was achieved."
I have proof that that is not true. I have copies of BB-39's blueprints and plans all dated BEFORE McKinley signed the statehood proclamation with the "Arizona" name already on them.
As such, I think the last sentence needs a re-write. 2600:8800:787:F500:C23F:D5FF:FEC5:89B6 ( talk) 19:25, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
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Are the terms religion and denomination interchangeble? If not, can someone revert onel5069's recent edit please? 79.67.78.57 ( talk) 18:07, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
Largest Employers in Arizona: It is hard to believe that Arizona State Univ. is not on of the largest employers in Southern Arizona, and yeah, the whole state.
Arizona State Univ. is a large university, and it has multiple campuses in
Maricopa County. Furthermore, the Univ. of Arizona is listed separately, but that university belongs to the State, and hence its employees are all employees of the state, as are the employees of Arizona State Univ., Northern Arizona Univ., and the state community colleges. It would be unreasonable to list the Univ. of Arizona separately, and not to do so for Arizona State Univ. and Northern Arizona Univ. Furthermore, a large employer in Arizona is the Federal Government of the United States, especially since Arizona contains so my Federally-owned property in National Parks, National Monuments, National Forests, lands of the Bureau of Land Management, Air Force Bases, proving grounds, and a large Army fort. (Ft. Huachuca)
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Hello, I made a correction in the Climate section, where there is a mention of a temperature swing of 83°F. The usual convert template can't be used to display the equivalent swing in °C. This is because a temperature swing of 83°F is a difference between two temperatures in °F. Ex: 83°F(28.3°C) - 0°F(-17.8°C) = 83°F(46.1°C). While using the convert template only converts 83°F to its equivalent 28.3°C. Gireeshgprasad ( talk) 19:01, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
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Too long 81.104.30.208 ( talk) 21:07, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
@ Onel5969: Please read and understand MOS:JOBTITLES. The terms governor and presidential candidate are not proper names, and so are only capitalized at the beginning of a sentence or (in the case of "governor") when "followed by a person's name to form a title, i.e., when they can be considered to have become part of the name", as in "he told Governor Doug Ducey that ...". Adjectives are only capitalized at the beginning of a sentence or when obtained from a proper noun, like "European"; "presidential" comes from "president", which is a common noun. I did not change "Secretary of the Interior", since it is treated as a proper name. Please restore the changes that I made, or agree to leave them alone when they are changed to lower case, as the MoS calls for. Chris the speller yack 16:57, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
@ Onel5969: If that is what a main article link is for, then I will change them to see also article links. -- Jajhill ( talk) 1:05, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
I believe it states in the Constitution of the State of Arizona that a tie in the election of the Governor of Arizona shall be resolved by a poker game between the two candidates. That seems like a rather notable fact that should be included somewhere within this article.
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Information to be added or removed: I propose adding the below text to the education section of the page: Arizona ranked 46th in the nation for educational performance, according to Education Week’s Quality Counts 2018 report. It earned an overall score of 68.6 out of 100 points and a grade of D-plus. By comparison, the nation received a score of 75.2 or a C.
Arizona posted a C in the Chance-for-Success category, ranking 43rd on factors that contribute to a person’s success both within and outside the K-12 education system. Arizona received a mark of D-minus and finished 46th for School Finance. It ranked 25th with a grade of C-minus on the K-12 Achievement Index.
Explanation of issue: I believe this text would enhance the page, adding information on the quality of the state's K-12 education which is not currently available on the page. I'm asking your consideration because I work for Education Week. I apologize if I've misformatted this or left out information you need to make a decision - I'm rather new at this. References supporting change: this is the source I'd cite: https://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/quality-counts-2018-state-grades/highlight-reports/2018/01/17/Arizona.html Csmithepe ( talk) 17:02, 11 February 2019 (UTC)Csmithepe
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In the info box in the upper right of the article (I don't know what it's called) the population number is indicated to be based on 2019 stats/census/estimate whatever. But "2019" is written as "2,019". This mistake goes back years. There are older versions of the site that say "2,018," or "2,017" or "2,016". Don't know when this started but this is not how you write years.
Population
• Total 7,278,717 (2,019) =====> should say "7,278,717 (2019)" instead • Rank 14th • Density 57/sq mi (22/km2) • Density rank 33rd • Median household income
$56,581[5]
• Income rank
29th — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.55.220.60 ( talk) 07:51, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
Can someone who looks at this page please weigh in on the related edits being deleted for "recentism" here .. Talk:Walter Blackman? Thanks. -- 2604:2000:E010:1100:34ED:B275:BB1D:DF86 ( talk) 07:25, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
The Politics of Arizona is a topic of particular current interest. Here are some potential sources of information:
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I removed the following text from the lead section: Although
federal law gave all Native Americans U.S. citizenship (and thereby the right to vote) in 1924, Arizona excluded those living on reservations in the state from voting until the
state Supreme Court ruled in favor of Native American plaintiffs in
Harrison v. Laveen (1948).
I feel this is an excessive amount of detail in the lead section. This material is discussed twice in the article, in History and in Politics; it's a historical detail that isn't that important. However, I don't see List of Indian reservations in Arizona anywhere on this page; could a one-paragraph summary of that page be added somewhere? 97.125.232.133 ( talk) 23:56, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
While the "exact" number of people with particular racial or linguistic back grounds can be counted on a particular census day, the exact percentages of those people on a census day is not encyclopedic. E.g., we should not provide undue precision in the percentages. As we have more than 7,000,000 people in the state, this overview article serves well to tell the readers that "xx% of the people are such-and-such ethnic/linguistic background". The readers are not interested in whether such-and-such ethnic/linguistic background is xx.xxx%, or xx.xx%, or xx.x% of the population. (If they are interested we other articles for them to read.) That is why I rounded the percentage figures to whole numbers. – S. Rich ( talk) 07:43, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
Arizona's time zone is incorrectly stated. Under "Most of state" it is correctly listed as UTC-07:00. However, since Arizona stays on UTC-07:00 year round, its named/linked time zone should be "Mountain Standard" or "MST", not "Mountain". Mountain Time (MT) changes from Mountain Standard (UTC-07:00) to Mountain Daylight (UTC-06:00) depending on whether Daylight Saving Time is in effect; since most of Arizona (except the Navajo Nation, which already has a separate time zone specified) does not observe Daylight Saving, it is always on Mountain Standard Time, i.e. UTC-07:00.
Similarly, the time zone entry for "Summer (DST)" is incorrect, or at least is applicable only to the Navajo Nation. In summer, most of Arizona - except the Navajo Nation - is still on Mountain Standard (UTC-07:00) time, because Daylight Saving is not observed. So the section should be edited to show "Summer" in two parts: "Most of state - UTC-07:00 (MST)" and "Navajo Nation - UTC-06:00 (MDT)". — Preceding unsigned comment added by LittleDoctor78 ( talk • contribs)
Per
Elli, the proper disambiguation is "U.S. state", "State in the United States" is longer while not being any more useful to readers. I've standardized this across all fifty states
.
Proper according to whom? First of all, a Short Description is NOT a disambiguator, although that is one of its functions, it is a description of the article. As a description, United States is more formal and should always be used, at least at first mention, when space is not a constraint. "State in the United States" is only 26 characters, it is well within the "about 40" character limit for a short description. There is no reason to abbreviate here. MB 02:41, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
I would like to propose here that "U.S. state in the X region" (where X = Midwest, Southeast, Northeast, etc) is even better for short desc than "U.S. state" alone. The rationale is that it is still quite short (usually less than 40 characters) but also provides a useful short clue to the many users of en.WP worldwide who are not from the U.S. Logically the pros outweigh any cons. If people accept this logic, then I would volunteer to update the lower-48 articles myself so no one else has to bother. I would argue that Alaska could be "U.S. state near the Bering Sea" and Hawaii could be "U.S. state in the Pacific Ocean". If anyone rejects this proposal then I would like to know the arguments against it. Thanks. Quercus solaris ( talk) 17:46, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
Alright, most of the section was copied from a website. The section has barely any sources to prove it wasn't copied and since most of the arizona article was created from a singular website (most if it has been removed), the section needs to be rewritten. The website is https://www.atlasofhumanity.com/arizona and if anyone can rewrite it since I will be busy, that will be appreciated. Thanks! `~HelpingWorld~` (👽🛸) 04:54, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
I think the article would read better if the three maps (population density, language, ethnicity) were displayed side-by-side, rather than scattered haphazardly (note WP:SANDWICH). Walt Yoder ( talk) 19:52, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
Someone needs to update the thing about the super bowl in the sports section. It's out of date! 92.40.214.141 ( talk) 07:08, 22 May 2023 (UTC)